The NSPCC says online sexual abuse risks becoming 'normalised' for a generation of children.
By Flaminia Luck & Josie HannettChild abuse image offences in the South East have risen sharply in the past five years, according to the NSPCC.
Kent Police saw the biggest jump out of the region's forces, from 381 offences five years ago to 1,356 last year. A Freedom of Information request by the NSPCC showed child abuse image offences across the UK jumped by 66% during the five-year period, with more than 30,000 crimes involving the sharing and possession of indecent images of children recorded last year.
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